G.B. ENGINEERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD both sides.

(2.) THE prayer in this writ petition is for the issue of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to issue refund vouchers for the balance amount' of tax deducted at source by the principals of the petitioner, a works contractor, and deposited with the Commercial Taxes Department, in terms of the order passed by this Court on 15.10.2001 in WP (T) No. 4039 of 2001 and also for a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to grant statutory interest on the money so refunded and to be refunded in terms of the order passed by this Court earlier.

(3.) IT is seen from the counter affidavit that the refund vouchers were issued to the petitioner on 30.4.2002 but thereafter there was delay in the treasury in honouring the refund vouchers and the amounts were paid to the assessee only on 10.10.2002 after the filing of the writ petition.